Visiting historical sites can be a fascinating and educational experience. One such place that holds great significance is Sachsenhausen, a former concentration camp located in Oranienburg, just outside Berlin. This blog post aims to provide you with a comprehensive guide to help you understand and explore the Sachsenhausen memorial site.
The History of Sachsenhausen
Sachsenhausen concentration camp began with the regime of the Nazi in 1936 and was one of the initial built concentration camps. Originally designed for political prisoners, Sachsenhausen was developed into a prototype of all the concentration camps and a place for training the staff of SS. It incarcerated people of different types like political prisoners, Jews, homosexuals and Jehovah’s witness.
Here, stay firmed on nine key sights within Sachsenhausen.
When you visit Sachsenhausen, there are several key sights that you should explore:
Appellplatz: The location where detainees were called collectively several times a day. It remains one of the powerful means of underscoring the severity in the camp and everything that was a routine among prisoners.
Station Z: The execution point of the camp is the other important aspect that I considered important to be included in the list. This area comprises of gas chamber, crematoriums and punitive cells.
Exhibition Hall: The museum which is inside the Sachsenhausen offers the visitors various texts, photos and testimonies that shed more light on the camp.
Tower A: This makes it easier to climb the tower in order to have a birds eye view of the entire area of the memorial. It helps you to understand and realize the location and size of the camp.
Tours and Information – Organized & Self-Serve
And, indeed, to fully enjoy and maximize the possibilities of a trip, it is best to choose a guided tour. These tours are conducted by people who have information on what they are showing, and if you ask them anything about what they are showing, they can readily answer your questions.
Some practical tips to consider before your visit:
Do not wear awkward shoes and make sure your cloth matches the current weather since the journey is on foot for several hours.
Pack some water and some snacks because it’s quite hard to find some snacks and water for sale on site.
While wandering at the territory of the memorial take your time. Sometimes you feel overwhelmed and frustrated or even bored with it emotionally challenging so give yourself sometime and start afresh.
Some are large and busy early in the morning, so for this reason, it is advisable to go on Wednesday at the early morning.
More particularly, every attempt is made to focus on the past and to engage in reflections for the future.
My visit to Sachsenhausen was an eye opener that helps one to build a link with history in regard to the holocaust confusion. This offers an opportunity to remember and pay homage to the fallen souls the world could do without and make the necessary changes where necessary.
Hence, it is crucial to continue to present the history and the importance of places such as Sachsenhausen in order to make efforts towards ensuring that anything like the Holocaust never happens again.
This terrible historic site should be visited today to ensure that you will be able to learn more about how hatred and prejudices drive people to create and maintain a place like Sachsenhausen.
